Pro Display XDR - Nano-Texture Glass

RIP the $999 Pro Display XDR stand (2019-2026), long live the $400 Studio Display XDR stand.

This quote really sums up the whole issue: “The ultimate future where true AR glasses running visionOS is achieved can only be reached by starting somewhere.” That’s why Vision Pro was marketed as a taste of the future. It’s a halo product used to help R&D and get public feedback which all goes into

Here's my list. Assume typical annual improvements to battery life and performance across the board. MacBooks: Face ID integrated into the displays. Cellular chips (C1, C1X successors) and eSIMs integrated into MacBooks. Their own wireless chips (N1 successors) integrated into MacBooks. Those may bo

Even then, you still have a number of upcoming applications for this panel It's not like the Pro Display XDR where there wasn't anything 6k, 32", locally dimmed on the market until years after its release, I'm not sure if there still are any on the market and then theres zero excuse for the base Stu

The Thunderbolt 5 myth needs to die. Thunderbolt 4 and even 3 can do 5k120hz over DSC, which the current Studio Display and Pro Display XDR already use. Nobody wondered why they can get 6K60hz on the Pro Display XDR, which exceeds the Thunderbolt 4 bandwidth maximums, on all Apple Silicon Macs? If t

The Pro Display XDR is over six years old and wildly overpriced by current standards. It would make sense to just kill it and replace it with a 32" Studio Display with mini-LED at half the price.

Much less angry about the SD XDR pricing now. Being 2X the cost of the Studio Display was unreasonable, but being ~66% of the cost of the Pro Display XDR with better brightness/color accuracy/connectivity/local dimming is a much more sensible interpretation. Yes, it got a little smaller, but ergonom

Forget 60Hz, 400 nits feels very rough for a display this expensive. For reference the Pro Display XDR does 1000 nits sustained and 1600 nits HDR.

There may be a 32" 6K as well, rumors have been mixed on that. If there is, it might just be a ProDisplay XDR refresh with minimal changes (ex, more backlight zones) and still cost $5k+stand. Samsung did showcase a 6K 165hz monitor at CES, and it's a little...interesting...that they suddenly have a

Never had a Pro Display XDR myself, and honestly, I wouldn’t buy one at this point. Like you said it's six years old, and since then Apple has put better displays in the MacBook Pro and now even has that ridiculously beautiful OLED panel in the iPad Pro. Personally, I’d give the ASUS ProArt Display